South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-10-07

amendment. The election ~as close
~ contested, and resulted in Q vic,o
~ for the antisprohibitiouists.
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A DISPATCH from Stanton. Va.
to the Baltimore Sun Of Friday says
The Court of Appeals today affirmed
the decision Of tho Circuit Court ia
the csse OF the Washington, Ohio &
Western Railroad Company againsl
Cssenave and the county OF Clarke
By this decree Clarke county il held
liable for its 500. 900 subscription u
the capital stock OF tue old Alexao
dria, Loudoun and Hampshire Rail.
road. the predecessor OF the Wash.
ington. Ohio & Western Railroad
Company. but the railroad company
under its contract must indemnify
the county. The sale Of the road is
decrced.
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The President has selected Mr..
VIM. L. Putnam. Of Maine, and Mr..
James b. Angel,, OF Michigan-the
former democrat and the latter .
repubIican-to act. with Mr.. Bayard,
as commissioner to discuss With the
recently appointed British commits
siooers the fisheries questions 1T is.
sue between the United. 81 ates aud
the British Eupire, and device. il
practicable. ter ms OF settlement to
be submittei to the Senate when it
assemblies. for approval. The DELHI
erations Of the joint commissions
will take place. 1t is understood. ut
the State Department at Washing
ton. and will begin TOW ards the end
of this month.
49,
The following from the New Yo X
Sun Is as true as preaching: eli
country newspapers were to publish
the namcs Of subscribers who take,
read and enjoy. and are gra,ified by.
yet refuse to pay for, their home pa.
pers, the reputation OF most commu.
mites for moral honesty would de-
precia'e twenty per cent. An edit.
or's labor is very seldom esteemed or
compensated. A lawyer will give
you Eve minutes advice on any top.
ic and charge You IS for 1t. An ed.
itor will give you advice on hun
dred tupics AID charge you three
cents copy for his paper. ard very
often three cents given to a. editor
won Id save FIVE dollars given TO q
lawyer. In fact. no other business
men are 80 universally robbed and
swiniled out Of their labor and cap.
ital as country newspaper publishers
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Permissible writing or printing on
tho face or surface Of a package Of
mail matter OF the fourth class. in ad.
d,tion to the name and address of the
tender, preceded by the word from,
and the number and name Of tie arti.
cles enclosed, may include. without
subjec.ing them to postage at the
lower rate. the occupation. trade or
profession Of the sender, printed there.
on with his namo and address, desig.
mating words. not however, TO be more
than necessary 10 give certainty to
the address CT the sender, as for ex-
ample, John Dor, bankers, No. 100
Broadway, New York." aud o simple
request to return in 4 specified time
il not delivered. The usual notice TO
postmasters asking to be advised OF
amount of postage required for re-
tnrn, which will he forwarded, Iis no
longer necessary, as now all classes
OF mail ma ter are returned upon re-.
ques. and postage where due, coll ect
ed upon delivery to the sender.
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In the U. s. Dis.ric. Court at
Wheeling, Friday last, Judge Jack.
san rendered a decision In the case
Of Hiram L. Optics heirs s.Heury w.
Castleman and others, which has beon
pending since 1881. In 1856 Opie
sold Castleman a farm In Jefferson
county, then Virginia, now West Vir.
ginia, giving n otes for $4,000 defer.
red payments. Daring the war the
executors Of Opits estate accepted
payment 10 deprecated Confederate
currency aud this suit is TO declare
those payments void. Judge Jack
son holds that the action Of the ex-
ecutors was illegal because the money
was invested 10 Confederate bonds
Issued TO wage war against the U nited
States, and because In accepting q
deprecated currency they did no,
carry ous :be deoendencs under
standing OF the contract.